Calgary Zoo
Rays return to calgary Zoo
Stephane Massinon, Calgary Herald
Published: Friday, December 12, 2008
D espite never pinpointing the cause of death of 41 rays that died in May, the Calgary Zoo is reopening its marine exhibit.
The first shipment of five cow nose rays has arrived and the zoo plans to reopen the exhibit later this month.
In a statement, Cathy Gaviller, the zoo’s [...]
Rare white bison at Calgary zoo
The Calgary zoo held a special ceremony to welcome a new, rare resident on Monday morning.
Blizzard, the white bison, is on loan to the Calgary zoo from the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg for the next five months.
The 3-year-old male bison is leucistic and not an albino, meaning that he has a defect in [...]
Zoo to add four gorillas
Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald
The Calgary Zoo wants to double the number of gorillas under its care by importing four of the great apes from the United States.
The zoo is awaiting permits from agencies on both sides of the border so the Wildlife Conservation Society can send two female and two male gorillas from New York’s [...]
Elephant calf succumbs to virus at Calgary Zoo
Malti, an elephant calf who was born at the Calgary Zoo a year ago, has died from a virus few pachyderms have survived.
The Asian elephant showed symptoms of elephant herpesvirus earlier this week, and succumbed to the virus just one day after blood tests confirmed her condition, said heartbroken zoo officials on Saturday.
Malti woke up [...]
Calgary Zoo elephant calf diagnosed with life-threatening disease
Michelle Butterfield, Calgary Herald
According to officials at the Calgary Zoo, one of the youngest animals in the zoo family has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease.
Baby elephant Malti was diagnosed with elephant herpesvirus today, and veterinarians and zoo keepers have dedicated around-the-clock medical care to the young calf.
“There’s no doubt that this is a [...]
Accreditation helps zoo move on following animal deaths
Robert Remington, Calgary Herald
Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Coming just four months after the death of 40 cownose rays, the Calgary Zoo must be happier than a hippo in mud at its recent re-accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The stamp of approval by the U.S.-based organization makes Calgary one of only five zoos in Canada [...]